Friday 5: Most Common Mistakes Made on your Annual License Renewal Form

Annual license renewal is happening right now. This short post will tell you about the 5 most common mistakes made on the license form by active members and quick tips for completing the renewal error free.

Every year, we at the WSBA see the results of busy lawyers completing the license form in a rush or passing it on to an assistant to complete. I’m sure it is no surprise to you that this often results in mistakes. Here are the top five most common mistakes made by active members:

These are all fairly easy to overlook in a rush, but, failure to correct the error can lead to suspension of your license to practice law. Here are some tips to help avoid these errors:

Complete your license renewal online at mywsba.org. This is by far the easiest way to complete your license renewal without mistakes. The license summary page will show which steps have been completed and which have not.

2 thoughts on “Friday 5: Most Common Mistakes Made on your Annual License Renewal Form”

I recommend using the online form; WSBA license renewal is not really harder than ebay.

Which suggests an idea: currently licenses are all fixed price or, in ebay terminology, “buy it now!”. What if WSBA auctioned them instead? Some people might gladly pay a premium to the Legal Foundation just for the joy of winning!